1. What made you decide to discuss occult symbolism through the prism of pop music, and particularly music videos?
My two passions in life are music and occult history. If I’m not focusing on one, I’m most probably focusing on the other. The more I gain knowledge on western occultism, the more I understand its importance in pop music. The weird or strange symbols I saw on album covers or music videos become easily readable. I collect old vinyls from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and I’ve noticed a great number those groups integrated this knowledge in their songs and artwork. It was done in an artistic way. I’ve however noticed a different type of occult symbolism in recent videos: it is used by mainstream pop artists, insidiously hidden and aimed at a young crowd. Far from being artistic, the imagery used in videos pushed by international media corporations is often deceptive and inherently sinister. I felt the urge to discuss those taboo issues so I’ve created Vigilant Citizen.
2. Do you feel the prevalence of occult symbolism found in pop music comes from the artists and video directors, or is it a coincidence stemming from occult symbolism seeping into the general consciousness?
I believe there are two types of occult symbols: the “artistic” ones – emanating from a desire to express one’s reality through symbolism – and the “corporate” ones – which often come from elite secret societies. A true artist using symbolism to in his/her art will be inspired by his/her surroundings and his/her inner being. Occult symbols are extremely powerful and are believed to be embedded in our subconscious so it is only normal for them to appear in artistic expression.
However, “corporate” occultism takes symbols from organized secret societies such as Freemasonry, or Illuminati and “plants” into mass media in order for them to become the norm. Confucius said “Symbols rule the world, not words nor laws”. In other words, you can recognize who is truly in power by identifying the symbols in popular culture. During the Middle Ages, almost all of popular art was religious and Christian. The Christian Church ruled the Western World.
Now, occult symbolism is increasingly apparent in popular art. Who rules the world? Occult secret societies.
3. I loved your interpretation of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” video. Did you see dream analyst Carolyn Wills’ discussion of the video on Leslie Gornstein’s “Answer B!tch” blog? Thoughts?
I’ve read a couple of interpretations of Bad Romance and I can’t say that any of them is flat out wrong. Good art can have multiple layers of interpretations and, I have to say, this video is good art. When it came out, many readers of the site bombarded me with e-mails, pointing out symbols I’ve discussed in other videos. Bad Romance is definitively part of a bigger “movement” in music videos.
4. Often times the occult symbolism you find in music videos paints a dark and ominous picture. However, your analysis of The Black Eyed Peas “Meet Me Halfway” is actually quite uplifting. Does this mean that occultism doesn’t automatically equal bad?
Occult means “hidden”, not “bad”. Occult schools believe esoteric knowledge is too powerful for the profane to dabble with it. So it is kept hidden, the same way mothers hide knives from young kids. It is for their own safety. According to occult schools this knowledge can lead you to two extremes and everything in between: it can liberate you from the shackles of materiality, put you in direct contact with divinity and make you nothing less than immortal… Or it can also make you deal with demons, black magic and leave you into eternal torment.
“Meet Me Halfway” seemed to portray this positive side of esoteric knowledge. It is indeed quite uplifting.
5. In your post “The Occult Roots of The Wizard of Oz” you say, “the entire story of the Wizard of Oz is an allegorical tale of the soul’s path to illumination – the Yellow Brick Road.” However I feel that it could be argued that the concept of the “hero’s quest” or “hero’s journey” can be found before the Theosophical movement. Is this a what came first, the chicken or the egg kind of debate? What came first, the spiritual concept or the basic storytelling device?
Theosophy is nothing more than an attempt to find the common underlying knowledge found in ancient religions. It did not create any new concepts; it tried to put them together in a cohesive way.
Almost all ancient civilizations had allegorical tales which could be fully understood through the glasses of esoteric philosophy. Whether we look at Egyptian mythology, Greek epic poems or Native American legends, there is a “face value” meaning and a hidden meaning that can only be understood by initiates. The Wizard of Oz is what we can call an American allegorical tale.
6. Was there any nefarious occult symbolism in Miley Cyrus’s 2009 Teen Choice Awards performance? Because honestly, that was just evil.
Didn’t watch that, sorry.
7. Do you look at books and film with the same eye towards recognizing occult symbolism? If so, the Twilight series…discuss. Obviously werewolves are rife for the teenage males confronting puberty analogy, and vampires originally reared their fanged heads as a nifty way to confront sexual themes in repressive societies, but did Mormon author Stephenie Meyer accidentally push any big occult buttons?
I’d have to read the books to give a definite answer on Twilight’s underlying meaning (it there’s any). I’ve however watched both movies and I can say there is a definite use of “occult lore” in the movie but it is all done in a very superficial matter.
I think the movies focus on tapping into the primal needs of young girls (and not so young) such as: fascination with the mysterious and dangerous, feeling protected by a strong man, attraction towards the “forbidden fruit” and….oh yea, watching a bunch of shirtless guys.
8. Lady Gaga and Rihanna have both been big on your website as of late. Who is going to be the next artist trending heavy with occult symbolism?
Taylor Swift and Adam Lambert. They are definitively next.
9. I’m going to be honest with you, and in turn, some honesty for me. I love Lady Gaga and own both “The Fame” and “The Fame Monster”. Does Lady Gaga ever make its way onto your CD player?
Honestly, not in my CD player…I…I..just can’t. But I can’t say I get mad when one her songs come up in a dance club. Her music is has better production value than most of the crap out there.
10. Parting shot! Ask us at The Magical Buffet any one question.
OK, you’ve asked for it! Have you ever witness true magic resulting from a magical spell or ritual? If so, can you describe the event?
Alas, I have never witnessed what I would consider true magic.
About The Vigilant Citizen:
My quest for knowledge led me to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Politics. I’ve mainly studied the way power uses mass media to shape and mold attitudes of the general public. My education was perfect to hold a job in marketing or PR but did not satisfy my thirst for truth.
My efforts to further understand the forces governing the world lead me to study secret societies, mystery religions, esoteric sciences and ancient civilizations. I’ve spent the last five years researching Theosophy, Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, the Bavarian Illuminati and Western Occultism. These schools of thoughts have many things in common: they are based on Hermetic teachings (Hermes, Thoth, Enoch, Mercury), they attach EXTREME importance to symbolism and they recruit within their ranks the most prominent people of all fields of society, especially politics, law and public service. The natural result of this phenomenon is the display of occult symbolism in all aspects of society, whether it be music, movies, buildings or else. My goal is to bring out the meaning of those symbols in a clear, concise and entertaining way.
I am also a music producer who has composed music for some fairly known “urban” artists. My work in the music business has led me to deal with talent agents, video directors and record companies. Through my experiences and my contacts, I have discovered some of the darker aspects of the entertainment industry which I found were in direct connection with my studies in occultism. My understanding of the state of mind that prevails in the higher levels of the ladder makes it probably easier for me to decifer the symbolism in music videos than it is for everyday people.
Learn more at The Vigilant Citizen’s website.
ha is this: “Most of the people that believe this crap are mind numb robots incapable of thinking for themselves.”
yes, robots as sects like jehovah witnesses create.I am shocked after see how people believe in citizen asshole, and see him like the Chosen one, the new Prophet and Messiah, and the explain is easy about his paranoia:
he is christian, and we know that people sees the Devil in all,everywhere, just change the Devil for the Illuminati thing.
And that vigilant asshole deleted my posts, and you can see how liar, and fake is him.
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vigilant loser is just an ignorant paranoic loser, “Bimbo” is a slang for “slut”, and I am angry when I see how “people” lies and control the minds , lives with lies and stupidity that you find in sites like vigilantassholecitizen.crap
VC has done a lot of stupid things. Look at this screen shot:
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He actually went and banned a whole bunch of his members because they joined another forum that discussed similar topics. Is that not stupid?
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I’ve really enjoyed VC’s website up until today when my comments and somebody’s comments were deleted/removed. Mine because I wrote that Jesus was a puppet and used being used just like a lot of celebrities. The other commentator wrote that perhaps VC is one of the elite. Both comments gone. Further I do find it odd that VC doesn’t disclose his identity since he really isn’t revealing anything secret. Everything on his site is in the public eye, he just interprets it. Why hide? I understand if he was giving out blind items about musicians/producers engaging in occult behavior or if he were naming names or predicting something such as so and so will be killed in a sacrifice in two months, then I would understand the hidden identity but considering he’s just interpreting and “reveling” that which is already out in the open. Strange. Clearly VC is not honest. His web site has actually started to bore me since it’s the same thing over and over again. If he is in the music industry then give me some real behind the scenes stories! Why censor, are you so weak VC that you can’t handle a little religion criticism?
VG’s for real. OMG! His blogsites (VIGILANT CITIZEN & SECRET ARCANA aren’t available. What am I gonna do? Maybe it’s because of his exposẽ about the London riots, co’z it’s so current.
VC Rocks! Great interview
What happened to Vigilantcitizen.com website. It’s gone or something? Hacked? It has disappeared.
American politicans making a serious run for the Oval Office, make the pilgrimage to Israel in symbolic homage to the creator of the modern state of Israel, the House of Rothschild, the masters of symbolic knowledge, and the occult.
‘The Family'(Rothschilds)serve as a silent witness to the wise adage “symbols rule the world”,through their occult power imbued and printed upon monetary notes of exchange used to buy and sale in modern economies the world the over.
“You can neither buy nor sell….”.
The best place to hide, and conceal the truth, is to put it out in the open, right beneath everyones nose, in the light of day, for all to see, because human history teaches the observing student, that the truth will always be denied, and betrayed, by the personal conspiracy of human self centered concerns and egoistical interests.
VC said the next artists would be Adam Lambert and Taylor swift, right? but what happened?! I can’t wait to see what he has for Adam Lambert. He’s…creepy.
For those of you who haven’t checked yet, as of the morning of 3/10/11, Vigilant Citizen’s website is back up and running.
Truth shall prevail!
VC!!
THIS WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW
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ANYWAY, SOON I’LL BE CONTACTING U BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND WE’LL MAKE MAGIC!
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Oh and as far as the identity secret. DUH! How many people have been silenced for this?! ALOT! Don’t sleep on it people! To break out of jail you must first realize you’re imprisoned.
He’s been tweeting, “server problems” I hope they haven’t gotten to him. VC if you’ve been manipulated use the code word BANANAS so we know. Everyone send him a message to use this code word in his next few articles if this is the case, lol. Sounds ridiculous but hey. I was lead to this site after realizing vc’s site is down and read alot of the comments. If people are skeptical about all of this they should look into political affiliations with these occults and why they are so HUSH HUSH, their is footage of their annual ritual where they are worshipping a giant owl, pretty weird scary stuff.
WHY DID SOMEONE SUSPEND VIGILANT CITIZEN’S PAGE!!!!??? Maybe he was on to something and they shut him up!!
They have suspended the vigilant citizen account. They didn’t like the truth to be told obviously.
To people saying none of the stuff V.C. does is right and there exists no such hidden agenda i can say please do me a favour lol any study of the occult will bring you into contact with secret(Elite)societys like the masons,illuminati,thule society ect….and any research into them will show exactly how much influence and command they have had of the world for a fair while now and to say there is no evidence of this is just wrong there is loads of it.Vigilant citizen’s site is one of the better one’s in the maze of truth seeking site’s. I must admit that even though i love V.C.’s site i have seen comments removed for not agreeing with the article’s but in defence these comments are normally abusive in there tone towards other’s or the site’s owner.
V.C’s christian faith concerned myself when i first found the site likewise there was a worry of a tainted view but this is not the case the article’s are good and fair the religious undertone come’s from the thousands of comment’s with huge bible quotes from the reader’s.
As far as hiding identity i would say this is needed today although very hard to do in reality, history shows us how many truth-seeker’s/whistle blower’s have been killed or got to becuase of there actions.
Im not saying the site is 100% correct all of the time but i am saying its a good site. The amount of work put into the main article’s is excellent and V.C’S explanations of things are very well put together, the censorship issue does need to be looked at though.
sigh. If VC is only tellin us garbage then so are a million other ppl in the world who discuss this topic. He hides his identity cuz u can be killed for doing this especially since he’s in the music industry. Look at wat happened to MJ…there are videos showing MJ sayin that he’s gonna reveal all the satanic things tht sony has done. This was after he got out of the corruption. Look wat has happened to him….they killed him. Ever wonder y the story abt his death sounded so funny? it could have been avoided yet the doctor sidestepped everything that could save his life. many entertainers hint @ wat’s going on but they cant openly say it.No one’s forcing any1 to accept anything. But it is good to have everything out there so that you can decide what u believe is true…this is wat he believes is true. He’s only sharin it as a normal person would do.
Ok everyone here goes. I have looked at this site repeatedly and found it to be totally ridiculous. It’s very similar to the “Bible Code” hype. If you look hard enough at anything you can find something to try to justify your beliefs. This whole bit about the “Corporate Elite” hiding symbols in music and videos is completely laughable. It is now and always has been just for the shock value. You know, “doing something that your parents will hate”. It has always been about having something that the “older generation” is shocked by and the kids will love it.
There is no big conspiracy. It’s purely for shock and advertising. Something to catch the eye and stand out above the rest. If this guy at VC really believed what he writes he wouldn’t hide his true identity.
He says he has been in the music industry for years and sees all of the crap. Crap is what it is. I have been in the music industry for 45 years. It’s all about advertising and publicity. Nothing more. No hidden meanings, no mind control, no Satanism. Most of the people that believe this crap are mind numb robots incapable of thinking for themselves. I’m not saying they are stupid because stupidity is something your are born with. They are although ignorant. Being ignorant is something that you do through conscious thought. Most of the people that believe what is on VC have been taught WHAT to think, not HOW to think.
It doesn’t matter if the person behind the web site is Christian or not. He has an ulterior motive of some kind otherwise he wouldn’t hide his identity.
One last thing I need to mention is the censorship of the site. I have used their VOTING BUTTONS only to find that if I return to the site later that my votes haven’t been counted and if I write a reply to any of the postings and don’t agree with what has been said by others the my replies mysteriously disappear. I guess he can’t handle any opposition because he is afraid of the “Real Truth”.
thanks VC for ur council
Gaga’s videos, lyrics and behaviour say one thing “I’ve been manipulated” and she’s a sterling example of how much people will give up in exchange for a buck.
Its also amazing that kids are so taken in by mass media and it demonstrates just how much they can be entranced when bombarded with little or no other “cool” choice in their peer’s eyes.
Preparation for NWO slavery.
And get over your homophobia too, Vigilant Citizen. You are always bashing gays and homosexuality as immoral and corrupt. Wake up.
Way to go Vigilant for insinuating that females are somehow attracted to evil, as in the “forbidden fruit.” Wake up and realize that Adam and Eve is a story created by misogynistic idiots who wanted to devalue anything female for personal and political gain. God is male AND female. To imply that females are somehow weak and inferior and attracted to evil (and that men are purer and angelic) is to spit into the very face of God. One part of God can not be better than the other. No one is better. Deal with it.
His articles are great reading. It is truly heartbreaking how & why these occult symbols are being shown to us in split second shots like commercials ads and intentionally as in movies, music videos awards…etc. And intentionally they are because if you think of all the time, effort & money are put in broadcasting something on tv, every single sec. is gold! Evil is very real…so let us focus on what these corporations want us to deviate from, which is the power of Christianity & everything it stands for. I prefer to be on God’s side when the end of time comes. How about you?
@JJLU
Okay, first of all, Vigilant Citizen has never said that he was a fundamentalist. He refers to imself as a “mystic Christian” and he seems to be quite interested in esoteric and occult teachings himself. I must say that you sound VERY biased yourself as you seem to turn your back on someone JUST because he’s a Christian.
As a grown-up atheist, I have the last few years gained interest in the occult myself after seeing signs and not knowing what these ment. I find it interesting that a lot of musicians and actors are more and more open about their interest in the occult, and it is more frequently shown in media today than 10 years ago, I tell you.
And from what I know about the occult nowadays, Vigilant Citizen is NOT distorting occult imagery. And yes, occult doesn’t always mean Satan, but VC doesn’t really focuse on that figure either. But let me remind you that VC often do articles on musicians, and it is well-known that Satan and “devilish” things have influenced the music industry. As David Bowie(he was obsessed with the occult and satanism, and he also is Lady Gaga’s role model) said: “Rock has always been the devil’s music”
Have you actually read any of VC’s articles? In my opinion he’s very open-minded for a Christian and seems to be a very intelligent man. As an atheist with a different view on this world, I am proud to say that I respect this man, even if we don’t always agree on some points. And I do think I have a brain and common sense 😉
(please excuse my English if it’s wrong)
@JJLU
i for one, also thinks about that!
im not saying that vigilant is bad but i just think that maybe he himself is one of the elites. coz the way he speaks he do know them well, and its either he’s one of them or just a very smart kind guy!
but you dont know, he maybe the one brain-washing us! **sigh** i hope not…
This is total evil i can not be part of evil and promise to fight against it in this occultism the three main characters are JAY Z the richest musician LILWAYNE the best rapper alive and RIHANNA o9h my GOD?
I wonder why nobody ever asks the keeper of that website if he is a Christian? He is one and he also happens to be a fundamentalist.
Also, anybody that studies the occult through the Christian lens will NOT see the truth and this guy is doing exactly that. He is distorting occult imagery ON PURPOSE.
Question why everything that has to do with the occult is always, ALWAYS, about Satan. Question WHO and WHAT group has been against the occult since day one!
How can anybody with a brain and common sense take someone like him seriously? And most of you speak about wanting the truth…
It’s crazzy that u have to watch EveryTHING and Every1!!!Demons is nothing to play with and i no i need to get Right with GOD!!I DONT WONT TO GET LEFT BEHIND LIKE THE REST!!HELP KEEP OUR EYES OPEN SO WE CAN STAY FOCUSED….IN THE NAME OF JESUS!!!
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u go vigilant..! i hate these freemasons..bt the annoying thing is thier musics good ;(.u open eyes so good for u..these world run by evilness
thanks vigilant ur ritely doin’ a gr8t job.thumps up!! expose em.
Though I agree with Vigilant on his analysis on Gaga (because honestly, compared to Jay Z and Rihanna, the girls a saint), he’s a smart guy. Good for him, and I’m glad he’s trying to open up peoples’ eyes.
Nice article. It shows how much symbolism affects everyday life in ways most are hardly aware of.